F ID I C O N FE R ENCE EXPATS AND THE MOVING BUSINESS KATIA VLACHOS, RESEARCHER AND POLICY ANALYST Technology trends are not the only thing changing and affecting the moving and relocation industry, so FIDI has invited Katia Vlachos to talk about the changing demographics of the expat market and how this affects the moving business. Vlachos is a researcher and policy analyst, with a Masters from Harvard and a PhD from the RAND Corporation. After working for more than a decade asa defence analyst in the United States and Europe,shefollowed her passion and built on her personal experience and research to publish A Great Move: surviving and thriving in your expat assignment (LID Publishing, 2018). Vlachos regularly writes on cross-cultural adaptation, and the rewards and challenges of expatriate life. She has had articles published in Harvard Business Review, the Huffington Post, Thrive Global and Medium, among others. Vlachos is also a co-active coach, and trained at the Coaches Training Institute. She works with expats and globally mobile professionals at various stages of their transitions, whether its international moves, career change or relationship breakdown. Wednesday 3 April at 10.30am Grand Ballroom 28 FF289FebMar19 pp24-29 Conference news MC new.indd 28 BOOK YOUR PLACE AT THE FIDICONFERENCE 2019 Attended by about 600 representatives of FIDIAffiliates, this is the FIDI communitys key annual event. The FIDI Conference gives you the opportunity as a new or existing Affiliate toconnect and network with other Affiliatesfrom across the world in an exciting and attractive setting. It is the place to learn about new developments in the relocation sector through hands-on workshops and informative business sessions, all tailor-made to address current issues facing FIDI Affiliates. FIDI also hosts its annual General Assembly during the Conference. The 2019 FIDI Conference will take place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from 31 March to 3 April 2019. For further information, visit the FIDI Conference page on FIDINET. WWW. F I D I . OR G 23/01/2019 16:31